Is Afnan Souvenir Blooming Bliss a dupe of Matière Première Vanilla Powder?
Vanilla Powder EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | F |
| 2023 | Year | 2024 |
| $$ | Price Tier | $$ |
Souvenir Blooming Bliss EDP
Vanilla Powder and Souvenir Blooming Bliss both explore vanilla, powder, and coconut, but their execution differs wildly. Vanilla Powder offers an intense, almost overwhelming, powdery vanilla experience that some find comforting and others find cloying. Souvenir Blooming Bliss is more of a gamble, potentially delivering a boozy, coconut-infused vanilla or a harsh, alcoholic opening. The dry down is where Souvenir Blooming Bliss shines, offering a sweeter, more rounded experience. If you prefer a safer, albeit potent, powdery vanilla, go with Vanilla Powder. If you're willing to risk the opening for a potentially rewarding dry down at a better price, Souvenir Blooming Bliss might be for you.
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Vanilla Powder
- Souvenir Blooming Bliss
- in both
Tap a note to light it in both. A+B means both have it
Which Should You Buy?
- You want a potent, straightforward powdery vanilla.
- You prefer a safer, more predictable scent profile.
- You enjoy intensely comforting fragrances.
- You dislike boozy or alcoholic openings.
- You're willing to experiment with a fragrance.
- You want a potentially unique vanilla-coconut blend.
- You prefer a sweeter, more gourmand dry down.
- You are looking for a good value fragrance.
Divisive, powerful, and utterly bewitching - Vanilla Powder is either your ultimate cosy scent or your worst headache. Don't even think about a blind buy, this one demands a proper skin test.
Creamy vanilla and coconut with caramel and Palo Santo, drying to sandalwood and musk. A warm, enveloping gourmand that rewards a little patience at the start, then lasts.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Coconut
21%
vs
17%
Vanilla
20%
vs
25%
Palo Santo
19%
vs
16%
Musk
18%
vs
12%
Caramel
15% share of the perfume
Sandalwood
13% share of the perfume
Vanilla
25% share of the perfume
Vanilla
21% share of the perfume
Coconut
18% share of the perfume
Palo Santo
16% share of the perfume
Caramel
15% share of the perfume
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.
Occasions
Vanilla Powder is an absolute beast, with nuclear projection and longevity - one or two sprays are enough to fill a room. This makes it completely unsuitable for the office but fantastic for dates or formal evenings where you want to make a statement.
Seasons
Vanilla, caramel and Palo Santo are warm and enveloping, so autumn and winter suit it best. In summer it would be too heavy.
Occasions
Strong and warm, so it is best for evenings and intimate settings rather than a professional or active day.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 4 of its 6 notes, including Coconut, Musk, Palo Santo
Adds caramel and sandalwood, drops cream and heliotrope
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
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